'''1861'''--Bland County was created 30 March 1861 from [[Giles County, Virginia|Giles]], [[Tazewell County, Virginia|Tazewell]]&nbsp;and&nbsp;[[Wythe County, Virginia|Wythe]] Counties. <br>'''County seat:''' Bland <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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'''1861'''--Bland County was created 30 March 1861 from [[Giles County, Virginia|Giles]], [[Tazewell County, Virginia|Tazewell]]&nbsp;and&nbsp;[[Wythe County, Virginia|Wythe]] Counties. <br>'''County seat:''' Bland <ref name="HBG"/>

Church Records

Court Records

Chancery Court

Indexed images of Bland County, Virginia Chancery Records 1874-1928 are available online through Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index. The online indexes continues from 1928 through 1938, but at present does not include images. These records, often concerned with inheritance disputes, contain a wealth of genealogical information.[4]

Genealogy

Land and Property

Local Histories

Maps

Military

War of 1812

List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Bland County, p. 64.]

Civil War

Bland County men most often served in regiments (and companies) from their home county. At times, however, individuals and small groups can be found serving in regiments from neighboring counties. Later in the war, Confederate units often reorganized.

History of Bland County (Virginia).Radford, Virginia: Commonwealth Press, 1961, that includes names of units from this county and a roster of the men who served in these units on pages 259-277.975.5765 H2bPages 275-276 lists very small groups of Bland County soldiers who served in other regiments.